# Electrical burns  any degree at ALLISON-SMITH COMPANY, LLC (DELAWARE)
> OSHA SIR `2024021638` · 2/21/2024 · MARIETTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Door and window hardware  Hinges, latches, etc.
## Employer
- **Name:** ALLISON-SMITH COMPANY, LLC (DELAWARE)
- **Location:** 1169 Canton Rd, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30066
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 22, 2024, an employee was conducting infrared scanning on a switch gear when he unlatched a panel and the metal latch fell into the switch gear box, causing an arc blast explosion. The employee sustained second-degree burns to his right arm.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*